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20th September 1917
20th September 1917
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Important Coal-gas Development.

W E HAVE every reason to believe that, in the near futtrre, coal-gas as a substitute for petrol will receive official...

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"WHAT MANCHESTER THINKS TO-DAY

Important Interview with Alderman W. Kay, J.P., Chairman of the Manchester Gas Committee. (By Our Special Correspondent.) I...

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ONE HEARS

More than one sees of petrol. That Parsons'are always helpful in slippery places. That Manchester has " got away" this week...

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WHEELS OF INDUSTRY.

■ • The wheel of wealth will be slowed by all difficulties of transport at whatever points arising, as a carriage . is by the...

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WITH THE M.T.A. AT NOTTINGHAM.

Fruitful Discussions upon the Commercial Motor Situation and Outlo6k as well as the Coal-gas Issue. B Y SELECTING Nottingham,...

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RAILWAYS AND CANAL BRIDGES.

Their Maintenance and Strengthening in Relation to Public Traffic. By Granville F. Bilbrough. O UR ISSUE of 26th July...

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NELSON'S FLEET.

Covering 100,000 miles per annum in Distributing London's Meat Supply. • NE OF THE foundations of the genius of 0 . Admiral '...

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The Engine as a Brake.

A KNOWLEDGE of the •braking power afforded by the engine comes to every driVer in time— and all the quicker to the man who...

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1200 CONTAINERS A WEEK

How 350 Girls Turn 12 Miles of Rubber Fabric into Gas-bags. When Tins COMMERCIAL Moron, some months ago, advocated the...

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CONVERSION TO COAL-GAS.

An Interesting, Semi-flexible Container. The development of the flexible container proceeds apace, which testifie to the...

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The Commercial Traveller's Hired Car.

T HE LEG-AL POSITION of the commercial traveller's car has always been a problem and a mystery. In a recent case, the question...

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OUT AND HOME.

By "The Extractor." Engines for Tanks. A name that was new to me was imparted by a friend as the maker of a new lorry engine,...

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OPINIONS FROM OTHERS.

Future Prospects: The Problem of the Returned Vehicle. The Editor, THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR. []5361 Sir,—I have read the article...

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ANSWERS TO QUERIES.

Our readers will be informed by the Editor on any points connected with the consiruction or use of commercial. motors.. Where a...

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PATENTS SUMMARIZED.

A Sphinx Paraffin Vaporizer. A paraffin heater which is situated within the combustion space itself, should certainly not have...